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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.

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The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
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Scare Serious Trouble
He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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Adversity Fortune Himself Man True
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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Control Greatness Himself Intellectual Judgement Luck Moments
Temerity is not always successful.
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Chance Failure One Liner Success
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
From abundance springs safety.
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Material Safety Spring Wealth
Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.
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Beginning Greatness Growth Humble Transformation
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
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Cruelty Place Reason
This was the Athenians’ war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.
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Leaving War Weapon Word
No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.
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Crime Justice Law Legal Protection
There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.
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Appearance Attraction Deep Fake Wisdom
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
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Bold Choice Difficult Hard Time Safety
Luck rules every human endeavor, especially war.
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Human Luck Rule War
We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
There are laws for peace as well as war.
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Law Peace War
The most honorable, as well as the safest course, is to rely entirely upon valour.
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Honor Journey Path Safety

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